I' ve been turkey hunting for a while, and as most of us know...you seem to learn something every time you go. I primarily use friction and mouth calls. I wouldn' t consider myself an expert by any means, but I have had some success.
My question is....what is your ace in the hole, when it comes to closing the deal? The last few years, I' ve had trouble getting a mature bird in that last little distance, enough to make the shot. They (more often than not) seem to hang up just out of sight. I have had some jakes come in....but I' m not really after them. And of course...if you turkey hunt enough, you' ll have the occasional bird commit suicide after only one or two series of yelps(had two in two days a couple years ago do that). But overall , what seems to work best for you call wise? (yelps, cut, cluck...etc?) Do you have any particuar order you use the different types of calls? I' m not the greatest caller in the world for sure, but I' m wondering if maybe I' m doing something wrong. I usually have decent success getting them to come in just using yelps, and some clucks thrown in. Then when they get close I try and call softly (usually yelps or clucks again)...and depending on the situation, the silent treatment sometimes will work for me also. Thanks